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Friday, February 15, 2013

Blogger Scott provides the second of three free infographics here showing plain English alternatives to vague words and wordy phrases. He writes:

When readers must pause to understand a difficult or ambiguous word in your text, they are more likely to skip the sentence or quit reading. It's fine to use long words sparingly, but packing too many long words in a sentence creates confusion and chaos for the average reader. Although long words on their own are easy to grasp, you should favor simpler, everyday words to improve your document's clarity and readability.